Irish Interest

Updated edition of this popular book introducing human growth and development from conception to old age, with reference to an Irish context. New to this edition: Updated for the Human...

In 1996 the television documentary Dear Daughter brought the subject of abuse in residential institutions to the attention of the public, and in 2002 the film The Magdalene Sisters highlighted...

Dublin has taken many forms over the last millennium: first a Scandinavian settlement, linked by kinship to Norway; then a medieval town that formed part of a Norman sphere of...

Following the success of Abandoned Mansions of Ireland, Tarquin Blake documents more forgotten stately homes. These include Elsinore in County Sligo, where William and Jack Butler Yeats spent many childhood...

This is a new edition of Dr EM Patterson's first volume on the history of the narrow-gauge railways of North-West Ireland, originally published in 1962. The County Donegal Railways had...

This reference on Irish mathematicians includes biographies on: Thomas Harriot (1560-1621); William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865); Robert Murphy (1806-1843); George Boole (1815-1864); George Gabriel Stokes (1819-1903); George Salmon (1819-1904); John Casey...

There are nine breeds of dog that are native to Ireland: four terriers, three gun dogs, and two hounds. In The Curious History of Irish Dogs, David Blake Knox tells...

Sean Scully is one of today's best-loved abstract painters. His familiar signature style of lines or bands of colour, alluding to architectural elements such as portals, windows and walls, is...

County Kilkenny abounds in folk tales, myths and legends and a selection of the best, drawn from historical sources and newly recorded local reminiscence, have been brought to life here...

Conor Brady edited "The Irish Times" for sixteen years between 1986 and 2002. It was a period of extraordinary change both in Ireland and in the wider world. This book...

An in-depth study of the most significant Irish clergyman in the history of the stateFor three decades, 1940-72, as Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland, John Charles McQuaid imposed...

In 1820, an island appeared from the sea. In Dublin Bay, right under the noses of Dubliners. Within years of the appearance of the island a nearby island called Clontarff...

The green digital transition is underway. But what does this transition look like when dictated by the energy and resource demands of monopoly tech? How has this situation come to...

This book examines many little understood aspects of the Irish Landscape from the last Ice Age until now. Historians, archaeologists, biologists and earth scientists each bring their unique take on...

This title offers information about the hip spots and happening places for a new arrival in the capital city. The aim of the "Culchies Guide to Dublin" is twofold -...

This portfolio of 160 stunning photographs, drawn from the Aran Islands since the early 1960s, chronicles and records the daily life of the islanders: their seasons, harvests and festivities; their...

A new and definitive account of one of the most famous and mysterious manuscripts in the world.The Book of Kells is a mystery. It is distinct from all copies of...

A Hunk: a strong, attractive manAn Irish Hunk: something even betterHollywood has long been the home of the Hunk, but there's a new man in town and he's got heaps...

This bumper edition of Aidan Meehan's practical guides to the art and design of the Celts brings together three of his bestselling titles, A Beginner's Manual, Knotwork and Illuminated Letters....

Featuring 100 captivating portraits of many of Ireland's greatest contemporary writers, alongside conversations with each on their writing life, Scribendi is a landmark book of portraits of Irish writers by...